Hair-drying apparatus.



M M. MOFFITT.

HAIR DRYING APPARATUS.

APPLICAHON HLED SEPT. 22. Ian.

Patented June 18, 1918.

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HAIR-DRYING AP'P'Ann'ros.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jniie 18,191'8.

Application flied September 52. 1917. Serial no. 192.673.

ToaZZ 11: am it may concern.

Be it inown that 1, lilxnsrrnw M. Morrrr'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at ,ian Antonio, in the county of Bexar, State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Hai -Drying Apparatus; and I do hereby dec are the following to he a full, clear, andexact descri ation of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperlains t make and use the Sallie.

This invention relates to an improved hair drying apparatus and one of the objects of the invention is the provision of an 1111-- proi'ed frame having means, whereb the frame niay be supported upon the shoulders with the frame surrounding the head, particularlyadjacent the forehead, whereby the hair may be readily separated in order to thoroughly dry,

It well known that it is a very slow and laborious task to dry the hair thoroughly after washing, especially hair of females, and insuch cases the hair is extremely long 7 and needs to be separated or parted in a great number of places, so that the air may pass thoroughly therethrough.

Consequently, a further object is to pro ride a frame surrounding the head near the forehead and consisting of a pair of members bent to form upstanding loops or projections. adapted to extend between the strands of hair, in order to hold the hair thoroughly separated, to insure quick and thorough drying.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a connecting bar between the two members, to hold the members in place.

A further object ofthe invention is the provision of an improved fastener for holdmg the frame on the head.

A further object of the invention is to construct one of said members in two parts, which are connected by a slip or telescopical joint, whereby the two parts ,of said member may be disconnected, and the drains collapsed, when the fastener is detached.

, In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts as hereinafter set forth shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved hair drying frame.

Fig. 2 is a. sectional View on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the fastener for securing the frame on the head near the forehead thereof.

Referring more especially to the drawings 1 and 2 designate two plates orstraps. which are curved, adapted to conform to and fit the shoulders. These plates or straps are provided with apertures 3 and 4 arranged in pairs. The hair drying frame proper consists of the wire members 5 and 6. The wire member 5 is circular and its adjacent ends are provided with plates 7 and 8; the plate? is. provided with a notch 9, to receive the headed lug or pin 10 of the plate 8, whereby the circular member 5 of the frame may be fastenedabout the head near the foreheadthereof. The frame member 6 consists of the two sections 11 and 12, and the end portions 13 of said sections have eyes 14, through which the circular frame member 5 extends. The adjacent end portions of the sections 11 and 12 are connected by a slip joint, which consists of the sleeve 15 integrally carried by the section 12 whereby the socket end 16 of said sleeve may receive the section 11 of the frame member 6. The frame member sections of the frame member 6 are bent to form upstanding looped projections 17 and 18, which act, when the frame is arranged on the head, to pass between and separate the strands of hair, whereby the air may pass thoroughly therethrough and dry the same. One of the upstanding looped projections of the frame member 5 at the rear of the head has connected thereto the rolled end 19 of the bar or plate 20, the other rolled end 21 of which engagesone of the looped projections 18 of the frame member 6. The connections of this baror plate to said projections are loose; so that when the fastening device is. disconnected and the sections 11 and 12 disconnected the hair drying frame may be easily collapsed. The plates or straps 1 and 2 are connected by an arched rod 22 which extends across the rear of the shoulders. The opposite ends of the arched rod or bar are inserted through the apertures 4, so that the extremities of said ends may be bent upwardly as shown, to hold the rod 22 securely. In other words the end portions of the rod. 22 are bent, where they en age the apertures 4, as shown in Fig. 2! or instance each 5 and the end portion is passed downwardly through one aperture 4;, across to and through t e other aperture 4, and then bent, thereby insuring a secure connection. Supporting members 23 and 2a are provided, to support the hair drying frame proper in the position shown 1n Fig. 1. Each support 23 consists of thetwo sections 25 and 2.6, which are connected by a slip joint, the sleeve 27 of which is integrally carried by the section 25, and telescopically receives the end of the other section 26. The support 24 also consists of two sections 28 and 29, the adj acent ends of which are connected by a slip joint. The slip joint of the support 21 comprises a sleeve 30 integrally carried by the section 28, whereby the sleeve may telescopically receive the end of the section The upper ends of the sections 25 of the supports 23 and the upper end of the section 28 are provided with eyes 30 and 31. The eyes 30 receive the frame member 5. whereas the eye 31 receives the section 12 of the frame member 6. The lower end of the sections 26 of the supports 23 are bent as shown at 32 and 33 in order to form elongated transverse loops, to engage the apertures 3 of the plates or straps 1 and 2, hence it will be seen that the supports 23 are held in such rigid positions as to hold the hair drying frame proper in place. The lower end of the section 29 of the support 24 has an eye 34 to receive the arched rod 22. By disconnecting the sections of the supports, the frame may be disassembled, especially when the fastener is separated and the sections 11 and 12 of the frame member 6 are disconnected. The inner frame surrounds the head near the forehead and spaced from the head, so that part of the hair may pass over the frame 5 so that the looped projections may separate the hair which passes between the two frame members, while another portlon of the hair passes over the frame member 6, so that the hair may be separated by the projections 18.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A hair dr ing frame, comprising a pair of frame members, one of said frame members being circular and adapted to be fastened about the head near the forehead, the other frame member being eccentric with the first frame member and having 'eyes at its end to engage the first frame member,

both of said frame members having upstanding looped projections, and means to support the frame on the shoulders.

2. In a hair drying frame, a frame comprising a circular frame member adapted to be arranged about the head near the forehead thereof, and a second frame member eccentric to the first frame member and having its ends provided with eyes receiving the first frame member, a connection between the two frame members, and means to engage the shoulders to support the frame about the head.

3. In a hair drying device, a frame comprising a circular frame member to be arranged about the head near the forehead thereof. a second frame member eccentric to the first frame member and having eyes at its ends to receive the first frame member, but h of said frame members having upstanding looped projections to separate or part the hair which may pass between said frame members and over the second frame member, a connecting bar loosely connecting ad jacent looped arojcctions of both frame members, where y the frame members may be collapsed when the first frame member is opened, and means engaging the shoulders to support the frame in position.

1. In a hair drying device, a frame comprising a circular frame member adapted to be arranged about the head near the forehead thereof, a second frame member having its ends provided with eyes slidably engaging the flrst frame member near the forward portion thereof, both of said frame members being constructed. of spring wire bent to form upstanding looped projections adapted to pass between and separate the hair, a connector connecting two of the looped projections at the rear to hold the frame members separated whereby the hair may pass between the frame members, the second frame member consisting of two sections having a slip joint, shoulder plates having a connecting rod, and disconnecting supports between the connecting rod and the shoulder strap or plates, and said frame, whereby the frame may be collapsed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MANSFIELD M. MOFFITT.

Witnesses:

A. M. KLAERNER, C. W. WALTERS.

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Washington. D. 0. 

